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> That said, if given the choice between a tiny FOSS language and a tiny proprietary one (that might be profitable), I'll always choose the latter. (Not to put
by Snitch-Thursday 6y ago
> That said, if given the choice between a tiny FOSS language and a tiny proprietary one (that might be profitable), I'll always choose the latter.
(Not to put words in parent poster's mouth, just for reader clarity)
F# is no more proprietary than Rust. F# was started by Microsoft Research but is now an open source language 'owned' by the F# Foundation and licensed under the MIT license (https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp).
(The historical Visual F# compiler was developed by Microsoft per http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/projects/fsharp/ack.aspx http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/projects/fs...) but AFAIK today Microsoft's small full-time F# devtools team work on contributions to the open-source compiler in addition to their work on VS tooling.
- thrower123 6y agoIf we're going to be frank, the Venn-Diagram of people who build F# tooling and libraries and the people who work for Microsoft in some capacity on F# are nearly a circle. No one would ever use F# divorced from .NET, and it's kind of a red-haired stepchild there. It's a fun language to work in, with some neat features, but C# is gobbling up every compelling advantage inexorably.
- pjmlp 6y agoApparently many don't have an issue with some key Haskell developers also being on Microsoft pay check. Also Microsoft alongside Facebook is looking for ex-Mozillans to join their Rust teams, then what?
- fhrowaway201010 6y agoGuido Van Rossum also works there, so what's your point?
- Deimorz 6y agoNo he doesn't. He worked at Dropbox starting in 2013, but retired last year.
- fhrowaway201010 6y agoYes he does, as a Distinguished Engineer.
- nickpeterson 6y agoI think C# is becoming F# a lot faster than F# is becoming C#. I think people who really learn F# are setting themselves up to be productive for a long time.